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P&G knew what they were doing when they picked him.

Don't be shy, share yours! (If you have one).

That actually seems like quite a lot of food. Cooking for him would be a full time job. Also, note how little sugar it all has. Probably why his skin is good, too.

Try rugby instead: The title says 'female footballer' but she's actually a Team USA rugby sevens player who broke her nose during a play, then got right back into the defensive line. Ronaldo is a multimillionaire footballer.

Also, if it wasn't for Yuzu, I wouldn't have rediscovered Brian and Tracy or had a chance to see how someone builds a great sports program from the ground up like they did at TCC... and I wouldn't have rediscovered Kurt or Elvis either, or paid any attention to Patrick, Tessa&Scott, Kevin Reynolds, Keegan, or the rest of the team. And I certainly would not have discovered the joys of Shoma quotes.

The trouble with Jack's article, IMO, is that rather than being a reporting of facts, it's an editorial. Jack, please return to journalistic objectivity. We know you love Yuzuru, but you're paid to be a journalist, and that's not the same as being a fan. And by the way, anyone who follows both soccer and rugby will understand why Jack has such an opinion about Yuzu's toughness. I think it would have been more to the point to note that even with a sprained ankle, none of his competitors could hold a candle to Yuzu.

Here's another one: If not for Yuzuru, I'd never have realized how much better it is to see competitions live. I'd never have realized how much I take skating for granted because I grew up with it. I'd never have found myself explaining the sound the blade makes on ice to someone from Hawaii who didn't grow up with winter, which made me realize afresh how wonderfully diverse this planet is.

That's got to be a first

That's so interesting about the weight training, because I do that too! And every time I feel like complaining to my trainer that the workout is too hard, I think of Yuzu skating at COC14 and I stop whining.

Since we're all feeling, to put it mildly, a bit shell-shocked after Yuzu's rollercoaster Rostelecom experience, and to take our minds off just how very upsetting it is that he's injured yet again, I thought it might be nice to take some time and think about all the things Yuzu has been the catalyst for in our lives, and share them here. Being his fan has taken satellites around the world and sparked friendships we would never have had otherwise, for example. So, what's your 'Without Yuzu, I'd Never Have..' thing? It can be silly or serious or sweet or surprising, or all 4. Whatever you feel like sharing. I'll go first: Without Yuzu, I'd never have learned to recognize the Japanese national anthem from the first three notes.

Perhaps because you can see some of the results of his hard work in this? It looks like he's been really hitting the weight room.

New FS requirement : chair hop with crutches. BV: 15 pts.

One of the interesting aspects of Yuzu is how much spiritual activity he's inspired in his fans.... I am Catholic and spent a good portion of last winter praying specific devotions for Yuzu's healing. There is no other athlete or public figure that has inspired me that way. If nothing else, it's an indication of just how pure his spirit is.

Yuzu will be the death of me, I swear...

Not only that, he realized right away too. By the time he got up from that fall, he was already counting and thinking and marking out where he'd place the elements of an alternate FS layout. I was actually really impressed with that.

Thanks so much!

Guys, I think the fact that he skated yesterday, and not only skated, but delivered one of the best 4S I've ever seen him do, says that his injury is recoverable in a reasonable amount of time. If the ankle was totally wrecked, it wouldn't have had the structural integrity to hold up to even one jump...but it's also problematic that he skated on it. So the state of his injury now is a very open question. We just don't know, and most likely we aren't going to be told much, either .

No! Please be okay, Zu...

Since these numbers are pretty well career averages, it makes me curious how the number changes over the course of a career. It would be interesting to plot the progression of the percentage of clean skates people achieve, year over year, and see if there's any change, or if the clean skate rate is basically a constant. Also, I would consider a popped jump to be not clean, because the skater is missing out on the planned element when they pop. Basically, I would define a clean skate as one in which the skater achieved all their planned elements as planned and without major errors, regardless of GOE.

I think it's because it's not really the same as the other practices, where skaters are just doing their own thing. It's really a rehearsal for the show, so they probably don't want the distraction of an audience, plus lots of it will just be people standing around talking, with nothing to see.

It's just like a very brief glimpse...I hope it can be found.

That translation though! No wonder Yuzu is using it to psych himself up for competition. The words are so accurate to his life...

His strict instructions to rotate the jumping Yuzu spoon in the correct direction!

My favorite thing about the Ghana commercials is that they usually have him make something...which means we get close-ups of his hands in action...

High five for introducing your mom to Yuzu! And I think she hit the nail on the head about him dancing vs just doing moves to get from jump to jump